Governor:How To Vote: Jerry Brown
Why: Jerry has a proven record of benefiting our State. As previous California Governor, mayor of Oakland, and California attorney general, he has the experience and connections with Californians that make him the best candidate. He has fostered job growth in the past and has a good environmental record. He is an advocate of clean energy jobs and understands the future of innovation and green economies. Jerry has a comprehensive energy plan that will support clean energy independence. He is also consistent in his stances on migration and is a stalwart advocate for Latino families in California. He is a fierce defender of privacy and personal liberties.

Lieutenant Governor:How To Vote: Gavin Newsom.
Why: Gavin is the current chair of the California Commission of Economic Development and he knows how to keep California so attractive to innovative companies. Clean-tech and green jobs are areas where the economy is headed and Gavin is committed to nurturing these trends to best benefit California’s working families. His time as mayor of San Francisco established his reputation as a foreward thinking and tenacious representative of the people of California. He is also a great ally to LGBTQ communities and all of California’s families.

Secretary Of StateHow To Vote: Debra Bowen
Why: As secretary of state, Debra earned the JFK Library and Museum Profile in Courage award by protecting voters and standing up to big corporations. Cracking down on voter fraud and opening the government to greater transparency are among her driving goals. A government that works for the people and is accountable to voters has been Debra’s project and we should support her in this goal.

ControllerHow To Vote: John Chiang
Why: John stood up for California’s workers when Governor Schwartzenegger threatened to decrease state employees to 6.55 dollars/hour. John also is creative and proactive. In 2007, he helped struggling Californians by creating alerts that aided Californians recover seized assets.

TreasurerHow To Vote: Bill Lockyer
Why: Bill is on top of tort reform, incentives for and accountibility to high ecological protect of our state. He’s independent minded and let’s the law and the best interest of the state dictate his direction–not party.

Attorney GeneralHow To Vote: Kamela D. Harris
Why: Kamela knows that the death penalty is immoral and ineffective. She crafted the Back On Track program that was signed in by Schwarzenegger. Kamela also brings a wise view of economics to recidivism to address larger forces to be addressed in reducing crime and bettering life in California. She opposed the anti-liberty Prop 8. She desires to hold parents accountable in student truancy, knowing that values learned at home matter.

Member, State Board of Equalization, 1st DistrictHow To Vote: Betty Yee, a Equalization board member currently is the most highly qualified candidate for this position.

U.S. SenatorHow To Vote: Barbara Boxer
Why: Barbara supports Californian families. Barbara desires to uphold privacy laws and personal liberties. She had great success as a Representative and has spoken to power with tenacity and fearlessness. She worked with John Ensign on the Invest in the USA Act to ensure Americans’ hard work best benefit Americans first. She gets excellent ratings in her support of human rights, and she has worked to effectively reduce urban violence.

US RepresentativeHow To Vote: Lois Capps
Why: Lois is a sensible and moderate representative who has a diverse and deep plan for issues that face our district most pressingly. She is attuned to facts on the ground and understands the dynamics of our state and our nation much better than the other candidates. She supports the military and families.

Member of the State AssemblyHow To Vote: Das Williams
Why: An innovative and energetic stance to stimulate job growth for our district. Das is anything but status quo, and he is able to capture the vision and desires of the politically uninitiated. He has the experience and the intelligence to best serve our district.

Superintendent of Public InstructionHow To Vote: Tom Torlakson
Why: Tom has a more concise and thorough vision of how to better our schools and has much wider endorsements.

Measure T-2010How To Vote: No
Why: It is established on bad argumentation with little or no evidence. Meanspirited and is a big government move on small businesses.

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